ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.9.17 / module / cli_config Push text based configuration to network devices over network_cli | "added in version" 2.7 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Trishna Guha (@trishnaguha) preview | supported by networkansible.builtin.cli_config (v2.9.17) — module
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Install with pip install ansible==2.9.17
This module provides platform agnostic way of pushing text based configuration to network devices over network_cli connection plugin.
- name: configure device with config cli_config: config: "{{ lookup('template', 'basic/config.j2') }}"
- name: multiline config cli_config: config: | hostname foo feature nxapi
- name: configure device with config with defaults enabled cli_config: config: "{{ lookup('template', 'basic/config.j2') }}" defaults: yes
- name: Use diff_match cli_config: config: "{{ lookup('file', 'interface_config') }}" diff_match: none
- name: nxos replace config cli_config: replace: 'bootflash:nxoscfg'
- name: junos replace config cli_config: replace: '/var/home/ansible/junos01.cfg'
- name: commit with comment cli_config: config: set system host-name foo commit_comment: this is a test
- name: configurable backup path cli_config: config: "{{ lookup('template', 'basic/config.j2') }}" backup: yes backup_options: filename: backup.cfg dir_path: /home/user
backup: default: 'no' description: - This argument will cause the module to create a full backup of the current running config from the remote device before any changes are made. If the C(backup_options) value is not given, the backup file is written to the C(backup) folder in the playbook root directory or role root directory, if playbook is part of an ansible role. If the directory does not exist, it is created. type: bool version_added: '2.8' version_added_collection: ansible.builtin commit: description: - The C(commit) argument instructs the module to push the configuration to the device. This is mapped to module check mode. type: bool config: description: - The config to be pushed to the network device. This argument is mutually exclusive with C(rollback) and either one of the option should be given as input. The config should have indentation that the device uses. type: str replace: description: - If the C(replace) argument is set to C(yes), it will replace the entire running-config of the device with the C(config) argument value. For devices that support replacing running configuration from file on device like NXOS/JUNOS, the C(replace) argument takes path to the file on the device that will be used for replacing the entire running-config. The value of C(config) option should be I(None) for such devices. Nexus 9K devices only support replace. Use I(net_put) or I(nxos_file_copy) in case of NXOS module to copy the flat file to remote device and then use set the fullpath to this argument. type: str defaults: default: 'no' description: - The I(defaults) argument will influence how the running-config is collected from the device. When the value is set to true, the command used to collect the running-config is append with the all keyword. When the value is set to false, the command is issued without the all keyword. type: bool rollback: description: - The C(rollback) argument instructs the module to rollback the current configuration to the identifier specified in the argument. If the specified rollback identifier does not exist on the remote device, the module will fail. To rollback to the most recent commit, set the C(rollback) argument to 0. This option is mutually exclusive with C(config). diff_match: choices: - line - strict - exact - none description: - Instructs the module on the way to perform the matching of the set of commands against the current device config. If C(diff_match) is set to I(line), commands are matched line by line. If C(diff_match) is set to I(strict), command lines are matched with respect to position. If C(diff_match) is set to I(exact), command lines must be an equal match. Finally, if C(diff_match) is set to I(none), the module will not attempt to compare the source configuration with the running configuration on the remote device. Note that this parameter will be ignored if the platform has onbox diff support. diff_replace: choices: - line - block - config description: - Instructs the module on the way to perform the configuration on the device. If the C(diff_replace) argument is set to I(line) then the modified lines are pushed to the device in configuration mode. If the argument is set to I(block) then the entire command block is pushed to the device in configuration mode if any line is not correct. Note that this parameter will be ignored if the platform has onbox diff support. backup_options: description: - This is a dict object containing configurable options related to backup file path. The value of this option is read only when C(backup) is set to I(yes), if C(backup) is set to I(no) this option will be silently ignored. suboptions: dir_path: description: - This option provides the path ending with directory name in which the backup configuration file will be stored. If the directory does not exist it will be first created and the filename is either the value of C(filename) or default filename as described in C(filename) options description. If the path value is not given in that case a I(backup) directory will be created in the current working directory and backup configuration will be copied in C(filename) within I(backup) directory. type: path filename: description: - The filename to be used to store the backup configuration. If the the filename is not given it will be generated based on the hostname, current time and date in format defined by <hostname>_config.<current-date>@<current-time> type: dict version_added: '2.8' version_added_collection: ansible.builtin commit_comment: description: - The C(commit_comment) argument specifies a text string to be used when committing the configuration. If the C(commit) argument is set to False, this argument is silently ignored. This argument is only valid for the platforms that support commit operation with comment. type: str diff_ignore_lines: description: - Use this argument to specify one or more lines that should be ignored during the diff. This is used for lines in the configuration that are automatically updated by the system. This argument takes a list of regular expressions or exact line matches. Note that this parameter will be ignored if the platform has onbox diff support. multiline_delimiter: description: - This argument is used when pushing a multiline configuration element to the device. It specifies the character to use as the delimiting character. This only applies to the configuration action. type: str
backup_path: description: The full path to the backup file returned: when backup is yes sample: /playbooks/ansible/backup/hostname_config.2016-07-16@22:28:34 type: str commands: description: The set of commands that will be pushed to the remote device returned: always sample: - interface Loopback999 - no shutdown type: list